# Wisconsin AB1146: An Act to amend 111.322 (2m) (a) and 111.322 (2m) (b); to create 50.374, 103.035, 106.54 (10) (c) and 146.998 of the statutes; Relating to: minimum nurse staffing ratios in hospitals, registered nurses’ right to refuse a work assignment, prohibiting mandatory overtime for registered nurses, and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin AB1146, An Act to amend 111.322 (2m) (a) and 111.322 (2m) (b); to create 50.374, 103.035, 106.54 (10) (c) and 146.998 of the statutes; Relating to: minimum nurse staffing ratios in hospitals, registered nurses’ right to refuse a work assignment, prohibiting mandatory overtime for registered nurses, and providing a penalty., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic) and 12 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB1146
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 111.322 (2m) (a) and 111.322 (2m) (b); to create 50.374, 103.035, 106.54 (10) (c) and 146.998 of the statutes; Relating to: minimum nurse staffing ratios in hospitals, registered nurses’ right to refuse a work assignment, prohibiting mandatory overtime for registered nurses, and providing a penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-13
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Health Services, Department of -- Administration, Hospitals and health care facilities, Hours of labor, Nurses
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-13: Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care (House)
- 2026-03-13: Introduced by Representatives Hong, Subeck, Bare, Sinicki, Tenorio, Joers, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Goodwin, Clancy, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Arney, J. Jacobson and Hysell; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Ratcliff, Hesselbein, Wirch, Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim and Roys (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1146), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1146.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1146)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1146.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB1146-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).